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Central Nova — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Central Nova was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 5,622 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Central Nova from 1968 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1968–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,720 58.6% Liberal (9,499) 7,221 (25.3 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,259 57.0% Liberal (9,288) 8,971 (28.0 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,459 53.9% Liberal (11,753) 5,706 (17.6 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,907 56.6% Liberal (9,988) 8,919 (26.7 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,576 48.0% Liberal (11,111) 4,465 (13.8 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 21,462 61.0% Liberal (9,148) 12,314 (35.0 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,065 48.6% Liberal (15,066) 3,999 (10.2 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 16,329 43.5% Progressive Conservative (12,074) 4,255 (11.3 pts)
2004 Conservative Conservative 16,376 43.3% NDP (10,470) 5,906 (15.6 pts)
2006 Conservative Conservative 17,134 40.7% NDP (13,861) 3,273 (7.8 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 18,240 46.6% Green (12,620) 5,620 (14.4 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 21,593 56.8% NDP (9,412) 12,181 (32.0 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 25,909 58.5% Conservative (11,418) 14,491 (32.7 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 20,718 46.6% Conservative (13,201) 7,517 (16.9 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 18,682 46.2% Conservative (13,060) 5,622 (13.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,72058.6%
Liberal9,49933.3%
NDP2,3308.2%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,25957.0%
Liberal9,28829.0%
NDP4,11712.8%
Social Credit3971.2%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,45953.9%
Liberal11,75336.3%
NDP2,8698.9%
Social Credit2920.9%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,90756.6%
Liberal9,98829.9%
NDP4,52113.5%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,57648.0%
Liberal11,11134.3%
NDP5,74317.7%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative21,46261.0%
Liberal9,14826.0%
NDP4,57213.0%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,06548.6%
Liberal15,06638.4%
NDP5,11013.0%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,32943.5%
Progressive Conservative12,07432.2%
Reform5,89715.7%
NDP2,4466.5%
National Party of Canada5121.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada2660.7%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Conservative16,37643.3%
NDP10,47027.7%
Liberal9,98626.4%
Green1,0152.7%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Conservative17,13440.7%
NDP13,86132.9%
Liberal10,34924.6%
Green6711.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party1240.3%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative18,24046.6%
Green12,62032.2%
NDP7,65919.6%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada4271.1%
Canadian Action Party1960.5%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative21,59356.8%
NDP9,41224.8%
Liberal5,61414.8%
Green1,4063.7%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,90958.5%
Conservative11,41825.8%
NDP4,53210.2%
Green1,8344.1%
Independent5701.3%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,71846.6%
Conservative13,20129.7%
NDP5,80613.1%
Green3,4787.8%
People's Party9382.1%
Communist1800.4%
Independent1490.3%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,68246.2%
Conservative13,06032.3%
NDP6,22515.4%
People's Party1,4453.6%
Green4941.2%
Independent3650.9%
Communist1380.3%
Rhinoceros Party650.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.

1968: Progressive Conservative margin 25.3 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 28.0 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 17.6 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 26.7 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 35.0 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 10.2 pts 1993: Liberal margin 11.3 pts 2004: Conservative margin 15.6 pts 2006: Conservative margin 7.8 pts 2008: Conservative margin 14.4 pts 2011: Conservative margin 32.0 pts 2015: Liberal margin 32.7 pts 2019: Liberal margin 16.9 pts 2021: Liberal margin 13.9 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Central Nova has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Central Nova in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won Central Nova in 2021 with 18,682 votes (46.2%), a margin of 5,622 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Central Nova since 1968?

Since 1968, Central Nova has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in Central Nova?

The closest contested result on record for Central Nova was 2006, when Conservative beat NDP by 3,273 votes (7.8 percentage points).

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